Please note: Tickets for All About Women 2018 will not be posted or available for collection until Friday, 9 February 2018.

Patrons who have not received their posted tickets by Friday, 23 February can contact the Sydney Opera House Contact Centre on 02 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com to organise a replacement.

Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times

The authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the FAQ below.

Auslan interpretation service is provided for audiences who are deaf and use Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Experienced Auslan interpreters stand to the side of the stage and translate what the speakers are saying into Auslan. A block of seats is reserved for users of this service to ensure a good view of the interpreter and the stage. If you wish to be seated in this area for this talk, please choose Auslan seats when booking.

This event will contain course language and adult themes. Please be aware that it may contain discussion of sexual assault and sexual violence. Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Children aged 0-23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged 2 years of age must hold a valid ticket.

“His level of ignorance is additionally shocking, and that shock can be renewed hourly...I can assure you that neither you nor anyone I know, know someone that stupid.”

Fran Lebowitz

What happens when the pussy grabs back?

‘I think putting a wife to work is a dangerous thing,’ Trump said in a 1994 interview. Since entering office, Trump’s administration has eroded the rights of women by worsening conditions for female-dominated, low-income industries and legislating against reproductive rights. Communities of colour have similarly been targeted by proposed immigration laws, education policies, and more.

But resistance is springing up. Nasty women are uniting. Trump has inspired conversations, marches, and many, many memes. In fact, he has delivered women a new challenge: how do we respond to the new world order?

Chaired by Julia Baird

Julia Baird is a journalist, broadcaster and author based in Sydney, Australia. She hosts The Drum on ABCTV and writes for the Sydney Morning Herald and the International New York Times. Her writing has also appeared in Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Guardian, the Good Weekend, the Sun-Herald, The Monthly and Harper’s Bazaar. Julie Baird has written two books, Media Tarts and her recently released biography of Queen Victoria, Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire.

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Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz's ideal literary dinner party is one that nobody is invited to. Hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview, she is the author of the bestselling essay collections, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies.

Frequently Asked Questions

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The Sydney Opera House is the only authorised ticket seller for Events at the Sydney Opera House, unless we specify on our website that there are other authorised ticket sellers for a specific event.

Tickets purchased from Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised re-seller may be cancelled without notice and/or the holder may be refused admission to the event.

If you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend you do so at least 30 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, aim to arrive at least 20 minutes before the event to give you time.

This should allow enough time for the mandatory visual inspections and/or cloaking of bags and personal belongings by Opera House security staff before entering the venue.

If you are late, we will seat you as soon as possible, but please be aware that some events have lock out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval. Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.

You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a 6 min walk to the Opera House. If you’re getting dropped off in a car head to the roundabout at the bottom Macquarie Street where staff will direct you to a safe place to pull over.

By purchasing 3 or more tickets to different All About Women sessions, you qualify for a multipack which entitles you to a discount. Save 10% when you buy 3-4 tickets, or 15% when you buy 5 or more. It’s also the best way to attend the festival, in our humble opinion.

All ticketholders must present their bags and personal belongings for visual inspection by Sydney Opera House security staff before entering the venue as a safety precaution and condition of entry. Valid photo ID must be presented to purchase a drink from the theatre bar.

To avoid delays, please leave anything larger than an A4 sheet of paper at home.

Larger items – including handbags bigger than A4-size, backpacks, umbrellas, suitcases and prams – are not permitted inside the venues and must be cloaked.

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For the sixth year running, Sydney Opera House's talks and ideas festival All About Women celebrates International Women's Day with a full day of discussions and events. Be inspired and challenged by remarkable guests discussing the latest thinking on intersectionality, #metoo, Trump, climate justice, and the curious and contested politics of singledom and relationships.

Curated by Edwina Throsby, formerly the TEDxSydney Head of Curation and founder and producer of ABC's Big Ideas, the 2018 program expands far beyond talks. This year's festival offers an invigorating mentoring session, live podcasts, even lessons in pickling, cheese-making and gin distilling which explore the ability of food to bring like-minded people together.